Under the approved bill, game-fixers will face years-long jail sentences and fines of not less than P1 million.
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a bill that provides stiffer penalties for game-fixing.
A violation is also committed when anyone “deliberately limits the skill or ability of any player or participant in a game, race, or sports competition in order to influence the process or to produce a pre-determined result for purposes of gambling, betting, or as part of a scheme to defraud the public on the conduct and outcome of the game.”
Collegiate leagues are also covered by the measure, but violators who are minors will only be subject to disciplinary rules and regulations of the school or institution they are part of.
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